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Right’s Reaction to Sotomayor is Swift, Damning and Hypocritical

By | 05.26.09 | 10:29 am

Likely lending a taste of the partisan, ideological ranting that’s sure to accompany the debate over President Obama’s pick of federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next Supreme Court justice, here’s a statement just issued by Wendy E. Long, former clerk to Clarence Thomas and counsel More…

Conservative Group Attacks Supreme Court ‘Frontrunners’

By | 05.18.09 | 2:41 pm

The Judicial Confirmation Network, a conservative advocacy group whose executive director weighed in on the Supreme Court debate in my piece this morning, has launched a new Website featuring ads that attack three leading candidates to become the next high court justice.

The site is called Obama’s Frontrunners, More…

Supreme Court Nominee Debate Defined by Conservatives

By | 05.18.09 | 6:00 am

With President Obama’s announcement of his first Supreme Court nominee likely to come as early as this week, liberals and conservatives jockeying for position in the confirmation battle have begun to find their roles. So far, it is conservatives who have generally succeeded More…